Are there American Restaurants in Jambi?

McDeliveryThis picture was taken in Jambi. The guy on the right is wearing a MacDonalds delivery advertisement. The jacket must have come from the City of Jakarta or Bandung because there are no MacDonald’s restaurants in Jambi. Deliveries by MacDonalds & Pizza Hut in Indonesia are made with motorcycles.

Siomay (dumplings)

Siomay

The picture at the right reflects an extremely common Indonesian cuisine named siomay. It’s commonly seen being sold by street vendors who sell food from handcarts. We visited a small restaurant and sampled this dish and this is our report on it:

Tekwan

(Fish Meat Balls)

Indonesian Cuisine: TekwanSide dish: Sambal (mixture of peppers)

Not being a fan of highly “fishy” foods, I was a little hesitant to try tekwan (tay wan), but wanting to experience more of Indonesian life, I attempted it, and I’m happy to say I was very pleased with the outcome. Tekwan is very spicy, but the flavors were very delicious and it only had a hint of fish flavor–and for me, that was perfect!

This is a picture of a floating fish net/ cage (keramba) used for raising fish on Indonesian streams, rivers, lakes, and even in the ocean.

Throughout Indonesian streams, lakes, rivers, and even in the seas, Indonesians raise fish for food. The means of doing so is through the use of “keramba,” or floating fish nets / cages, in which the fish are hand fed (floating fishery).

If there isn’t a body of water nearby, those with sufficient land will dig square ponds for raising fish. Previously we made a video showing that these fish ponds are frequently used as a form of recreation.

JERUK BALI

(Unique Fruit Found in Indonesia)

While going through the street market we noticed a very large fruit that Indonesians call “Jeruk Bali” (also known as Pomelo). This fruit resembles a grapefruit. Out of curiosity we bought it and asked our neighbor to teach us how to peel and prepare it.